On January 20, Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange revealed plans for approximately ten lakh vehicles transporting essential provisions for the protesters, destined for Mumbai. Jarange declared his intent to initiate his third hunger strike on the same day in Mumbai, continuing the demand for Maratha community reservation.
“Some ten lakh vehicles will head for Mumbai, carrying things that we will need. People from nearby districts will come to Antarwali Sarati (his village in Jalna district) and we will start walking towards Mumbai,” he told a news channel while talking about preparations for the new round of the agitation. “The Maratha community will go (to Mumbai) in groups. Each group will have 30 to 40 thousand people,” he added.
Pro-Vidarbha state activists to launch indefinite hunger strike from Dec 27
Leaders of Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) will sit on an indefinite hunger strike in Nagpur on Wednesday demanding the creation of a separate Vidarbha state, a party leader said. Six leaders of VRAS will launch the hunger strike, former MLA Wamanrao Chatap told reporters. “We want a separate Vidarbha state to come into existence before December 31, 2023. The Union government should grant statehood to Vidarbha under section 3 of the Constitution,” he said.